Cracking The Code On Social Impact
Speakers
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Founder and CEO, Mission Measurement
Jason Saul is one of the nation's leading experts on measuring social impact. He is the Founder and CEO of Mission Measurement which seeks to transform the social sector by measuring and predicting social outcomes. He has advised some of the world's largest corporations, government agencies and nonprofits.
In addition to his advisory work helping organizations create value by improving their social impact, Jason serves on the faculty of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where he teaches corporate social responsibility and nonprofit management.
Jason is an award-winning author of numerous books and articles on social strategy and measurement, including: Benchmarking for Nonprofits, Social Innovation, Inc., and The End of Fundraising.
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Chief Genomic Officer, Mission Measurement
Nolan Gasser is a critically acclaimed composer, pianist, and musicologist – most notably, the architect of Pandora Radio’s Music Genome Project. His original works have been performed in such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Alice Tully Hall, La Salle Pleyel (Paris), and the Rose Bowl (Pasadena), among many others. Key current projects include an opera, The Secret Garden, commissioned by San Francisco Opera (premiered March 1, 2013), a musical, Benny and Joon, in partnership with H2H Productions and MGM On Stage, and a forthcoming book, Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste (Macmillan Press). In December 2013, Dr. Gasser joined forces with Jason Saul, CEO of Mission Measurement, to help design the Impact Genome Project, using big data and genomic analysis to measure, predict, and improve the outcomes of social programs – now in operation. Dr. Gasser has a Ph.D. from Stanford University (in Musicology), and lives in Northern California.
